Fauna
[faw-nuh] /ˈfɔ nə/
noun, plural faunas, faunae
[faw-nee] /ˈfɔ ni/ (Show IPA)
1.
the animals of a given region or period considered as a whole.
2.
a treatise on the animals of a given region or period.
3.
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. .
[boh-nuh dee-uh, dey-uh] /ˈboʊ nə ˈdi ə, ˈdeɪ ə/
noun
1.
an ancient Roman goddess of chastity and fertility.
/ˈfɔːnə/
noun (pl) -nas, -nae (-niː)
1.
all the animal life of a given place or time, esp when distinguished from the plant life (flora)
2.
a descriptive list of such animals
n.
1771, collective name for animals of a certain region or time, from Late Latin Fauna, a Roman fertility goddess, wife, sister, or daughter (or some combination thereof) of Faunus (see faun).
Popularized by Linnaeus, who adopted it as a companion word to flora and used it in the title of his 1746 catalogue of the animals of Sweden, “Fauna Suecica.” First used in English by naturalist Gilbert White.
fauna fau·na (fô’nə)
n. pl. fau·nas or fau·nae (-nē’)
Animals, especially the animals of a particular region or period, considered as a group.
fauna
(fô’nə)
Plural faunas or faunae (fô’nē’)
The animals of a particular region or time period.
fauna [(faw-nuh)]
Animals, especially the animals of a particular place and time.
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